“We (TWELV magazine) wanted to create something very unique in honor of [Alexander] McQueen and his legacy.
We thought of doing the homage with inspiration from this dress as it fit well with the idea of using the gummy bears; very colorful. The gummy bear serve as a unique, creative, and colorful way of expressing such an idea and emotion.”
The Gummy Bear Dress – TWELV Magazine
The dress, according to TWELV, was inspired by Alexander McQueen’s iconic “The Parrot Dress” influenced by his muse Isabella Blow, an English fashion magazine editor. Igarashi and his fashion assistant Sayuri Marakumi recreated the McQueen ‘Parrot’ dress with 50,000 gummy bears. The gummy-bear dress took approximately 3 weeks to make; The dress was first created from a dress form out of steel wire, covered with a sheet of vinyl. The 50,000 gummy bears were then hand-glued to the form in a chevron rainbow pattern, creating an edible-and memorable- version of the iconic dress.
McQueen’s “The Parrot Dress” reincarnate by TWELV magazine
A couture gown so delectable you could eat it, literally.
Meet Johnny, Jesse, Dylan and Danny Kongos. The FOUR brothers, better known as the rock band “KONGOS”…Get it…I first heard these boys live at one or other debaucherous Pretoria student event. Call it a mesmorising performace, but for the life of me all I remember about that day was seeing them perform live. The occassion was irrelevant, and the people I went with even more so, as I became so entirely consumed by the deep beating of what I’ve now learnt to be their unconventional drumming style and the exhalation of the accordion bellowing.
With a father as talented as John Kongos, it is no wonder that this undeniably fresh sound has made the impact it has on the South African music scene. Currently living in Arizona located in the states (originally South African), KONGOS are making their mark internationally as well as locally. As Lana Oosthuisen from SA Music Zone describes their sound being “a refreshing, captivating rock-tribal like vibe that will leave you absolutely charmed out of your mind”, it is unlike anything I have ever heard before. As charming as they are, they kindly point out a few things, fans should take note of, quoted from their official site:http://www.kongos.com/
Pronounced “KONGOS” – KONGOS is spelled like this:
“K” for Cool, ”O” for Awesome, ”N” for Knowledge, ”G” for Jenius, ”O” for Artistic, ”S” for speling
There’s no “The” in KONGOS.
There is however a “the” in “THEre.”
It’s not KONGO’s, it’s not Congos, congas, kongus, kongas, or Jeff.
No relation to Cheick Kongo, the conga drum, the Kongo people of Africa, Donkey Kong, Kongos Norman, Kongos pizza, Kongos Club in Oklahoma, twitter.com/kongos, Kat Kongos, Lasse Kongos, the japanese class of battleship or Kevin Bacon.
They say “seeing is believeing”, but in this case you need to hear it to “see” what I’m going on about. Do not attempt to control yourself during the duration of this music video..it is not possible..and highly addictive! Buy the CD, its one of the few albums I can listen to cover to cover without skipping a track!
“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing” George Bernard Shaw
Growing up in a strict household meant 18 years of my life spent following orders, obeying all the rules, being home by ten and having a pristine academic record. 18 years seems like a lifetime when you’re young, ambitious and and pining over the kind of social life you see in American Teen movies. However, being resourceful is a skill I developed over those 18 years, spending my time planning my future, developing my work ethic and dreaming BIG!
And this is where it all began..FOMO, my fear of missing out. The following three years of my life having just entered the new University life “freedom”, had been spent taking chances, making mistakes and then learning from those mistakes. I took every opportunity to go out, have a good time and see my friends, opened myself up to new friendships and relationships, a fair share of them disastrous, however a learning curb none the less. I went on every roadtrip, and traveled at every possible opportunity. At this point of my life, I felt slightly out of control, but content with life. Boundaries were non-existant and that’s the way I liked it..
Until fourth year….BAM! Goodbye social life..My FOMO kicked into full gear at this point. I experienced a constant fear of being out of the loop, missing out on once in a lifetime experiences and BECOMING IRRELEVANT. Stress, mild depression and insomnia drove me towards a serious wake up call. Calvin Harris and Neyo say it best in the song “Lets Go”
“it’s not about what you’ve done, it’s about what you doing, it’s all about where you going,no matter where you’ve been”
So, it was time to change my persective. Yes, I was swamped with work, Yes, my social life had somewhat depleted, but why was I here? What did I expect to achieve from four years of blood, sweat and tears a.k.a my Design degree? I expect success; happiness; and doing what I love for the rest of my life. Nothing worth having comes easy I guess, Rome wasn’t built in a day, [insert yet another cheesy saying]. So after 21 (and a half) years of my life, I have finally seen the method to my parents madness. They weren’t trying to torture me or punish me for being the perfect child, they were instilling the idea, that “all is good in moderation”, and that patience is the key to all forms of success.
In essence,to be a CALCULATED RISK TAKER! Moving forward, I will still seize every opportunity; every opportunity beneficial towards my growth as a creative individual and good person. I will still have a buzzing social life; a social life in which I surround myself with people who I can learn from and eventually have an impact on. And I will always remain relevant; relevant in they eyes of society and too myself, because I can and will make a difference..watch out…I am definitely on my way.
In what world could you be blessed enough to experience glorious weather, live jazz music, an array of possibilities in which to spend your day and the most diverse group of friendly people you will ever meet. I found it most appropriate to dedicate my first post, to my favourite four lettered, (a double in this case) location (which I have visited thus far), being Cape Town.
As far as I can remember, the only gift I requested for my birthday from my parents was a ticket to Cape Town. Having grown up in the small city Rustenburg, located in the North West Province, it has always been my dream to pack my bags and make my big move to the “mother city”. Cape Town represents all that I want out of life: love, passion, beauty, diversity, challenge, opportunity and happiness. Everyone who knows me, knows that Cape Town is my destiny. Half way through my final year at the University of Pretoria, I have already obtained accomodation for next year, and have formulated a plan of action. Come rain or sunshine, i WILL make my dream come true. I am ready for the big move, I am ready for MY BIG MOVE! To make my mark, discover the city, shake my given nicknames, “Poppie and Vaalie” to become a true Capetonian Local.
Four Lettered Word 